Archaeological_Museum_of_Argos
Archaeological Museum of Argos
Archaeological museum in Peloponnese, Greece.
The Archaeological Museum of Argos (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Άργους) is a museum in Argos, in Argolis on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. The history of the museum began in April 1932, when the heirs of J. Kallergis donated the building to the Argos city council.[1] They in turn gave it to the Greek state along with the surrounding area on October 25, 1955.[2]
The museum consists of two sections; the Kallergeio museum which was inaugurated in 1957 and the new section in 1961.[1] The French Archaeological School, who also oversaw the building of the new section, are responsible for many of the items displayed in the museum which were unearthed in Argos and the prefecture and date from the Mid-Helladic period (about 2000 B.C.) until Late Antiquity (600 AD). The bulk of the artifacts were discovered at the ancient agora, in the area of the ancient Roman theatre and also at the Mycenaean grave in Deras.[2] The American School of Classical Studies were also responsible for some excavations represented in the collection, particularly those at Lerna.